| Evaluation of owner education as a component of obesity treatment programs for dogs. | |
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PMID: 15230446 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To compare results of a conventional obesity treatment program with those of an obesity treatment program that included education of owners of obese dogs. DESIGN: Nonblinded prospective clinical trial. ANIMALS: 60 obese dogs with a body condition score (BCS) of 8/9 or 9/9. PROCEDURE: Dogs were randomly assigned to control or owner education (EDU) treatment groups. A 6-month weight loss period was followed by an 18-month weight maintenance period. Daily caloric intake to induce loss of 1% of body weight/wk was calculated for each dog after assessment of prior diet history. The daily caloric intake for weight maintenance was estimated to be 20% greater than that calculated for weight loss with adjustments of +/- 5% as required. Weight and BCS were recorded monthly for each dog. Owners of dogs in the EDU group were required to attend monthly classes that addressed nutrition-related topics during the 6-month weight loss period. RESULTS: Dogs in both treatment groups had significantly lower weight at the end of the weight loss period, compared with initial weight. Mean weight loss at 6 months was 14.7% in the control group and 15% in the EDU group; this difference was not significant. During the weight maintenance period, percentage weight loss was maintained in both treatment groups. Mean changes in BCS at 6 months (relative to time 0) were -1.5 in the control group and -1.7 in the EDU group. At 24 months, mean changes in BCS (relative to time 0) were -2.1 in the control group and -2.2 in the EDU group. No significant differences in BCS were identified between treatment groups at either 6 or 24 months. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Mean decrease in BCS of 2 and mean weight loss of 15% were achieved and maintained in all dogs. An obesity treatment program that included dietary changes and monthly weight checks during the weight loss and weight maintenance periods was sufficient to achieve these results. |
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Authors:
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Jill E Yaissle; Cheryl Holloway; C A Tony Buffington |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume: 224 ISSN: 0003-1488 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-07-02 Completed Date: 2004-09-13 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503067 Medline TA: J Am Vet Med Assoc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1932-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. |
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Animals Body Constitution / physiology Diet, Reducing / utilization, veterinary* Dog Diseases / diet therapy* Dogs Energy Intake Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Obesity / diet therapy, veterinary* Patient Education as Topic* Prospective Studies Random Allocation Treatment Outcome |
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